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Striking workers question whether UAW leaders can be trusted  Souris Plain DealerROMULUS, Mich. — The strike against General Motors by the United Auto Workers is playing out amid a corruption scandal inside the UAW that has caused ...

Toronto FC, coach fined for violating MLS's mass confrontation policy  Souris Plain DealerTORONTO — For the second week in a row, Toronto FC and coach Greg Vanney have been fined for violating Major League Soccer's mass confrontation policy.

Tekashi 6ix9ine recounts abduction for jury at NYC trial  Souris Plain DealerNEW YORK — A jury has heard rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine (six-NYN') describe getting abducted at gunpoint last year amid a dispute between rival factions of a ...

MLB, players' union donate to Bahamas relief on Clemente Day  Souris Plain DealerNEW YORK — Major League Baseball and the players' union have made a joint donation of $210000 to help with relief and recovery in the Bahamas after the ...

Milan: Less is more at Prada, Arbesser keeps it personal  Souris Plain DealerMILAN — Sustainability is coming into even sharper focus at Milan Fashion Week.The industry is seeking to show its mettle in big and small ways after 32 ...

Manitoba premier promises plastic bag ban, liquor delivery in second term  Souris Plain DealerWINNIPEG — Manitoba may become the next province to ban single-use plastic bags to help the environment.Prince Edward Island started in July and a ban is ...

Biggio's cycle for Blue Jays brings back bittersweet memories for Frye  Souris Plain DealerJeff Frye woke up Wednesday morning to a flood of tweets about Blue Jays rookie Cavan Biggio hitting for the cycle against the Baltimore Orioles the night ...

Veteran quarterback Trevor Harris practices Wednesday with Edmonton Eskimos  Souris Plain DealerEdmonton quarterback Trevor Harris practised Wednesday, but Eskimos head coach Jason Maas is taking a wait-and-see approach regarding his starter's ...

Police commission asked to find safety solutions for downtown Winnipeg  Souris Plain DealerWINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is directing the province's police commission to find ways to make downtown Winnipeg safer.Justice Minister Cliff ...

Alberta soldier charged with attempted murder of her three children  Souris Plain DealerEDMONTON — An Alberta soldier who works at CFB Edmonton has been charged with the attempted murder of her three children.Cpl. Chantal Jadwiga Condie ...

Lightning still the team to beat in NHL's Eastern Conference  Souris Plain DealerGetting swept in the first round wasn't enough to knock the Tampa Bay Lightning off the mountaintop.After finishing 21 points ahead of everyone else during the ...

Humphries declines Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton's invitation to return to bob team  Souris Plain DealerCALGARY — Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries says she won't race for Canada as long as the country's sport governing body is run by its current ...

AP sources: 1 of Brown's accusers has met with NFL  Souris Plain DealerTwo people with knowledge of the investigation into Antonio Brown being accused of sexual assault tell The Associated Press that one of the accusers has met ...

Ottawa loses in court battle with Bangladesh over alleged coup plotter  Souris Plain DealerOTTAWA — Bangladesh has won a round in its court battle with Canada about a man accused of taking part in a 1975 coup that resulted in the death of the ...

Feeding our peacocks a community effort  Souris Plain DealerIt's warm now but winter will be making its inevitable appearance in the not-to-distant future. Souris' popular peacocks will be looking for shelter, food and water ...

A surprise in Brandon-Souris Constituency  Virden Empire AdvanceWith the federal election just one month away, you'd expect candidates from all the parties, especially the major ones, to be busy reaching out to voters given the ...

Oil price drops for 2nd day as Saudi crude output recovers  Souris Plain DealerNEW YORK — The price of oil fell Wednesday after Saudi officials announced oil production halted by an attack on the heart of its oil industry would be fully ...

A divided Fed cuts key rate for 2nd time this year  Souris Plain DealerWASHINGTON — A sharply divided Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year while saying it's prepared to ...

Manitoba Progressive Conservatives mull ban on single-use plastic bags  Souris Plain DealerWINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says his re-elected Progressive Conservative government is looking to ban plastic bags.Pallister says the ...

Utah police use sirens to drive bear up tree for relocation  Souris Plain DealerOREM, Utah — Orem police used their vehicle sirens to drive a 2-year-old bear up a tree after its presence in the central Utah caused traffic delays Wednesday ...

Anton Burdasov signs professional tryout contract with Edmonton Oilers  Souris Plain DealerEDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed Russian forward Anton Burdasov to a professional tryout contract.The 28-year-old Burdasov has 176 points ...

CFL rushing leader Andrew Harris returns to Winnipeg offence versus Alouettes  Souris Plain DealerAndrew Harris returns to anchor the CFL's top-ranked ground attack this weekend.The CFL rushing leader will be back in the lineup Saturday when Winnipeg ...

Detroit girl, 2, dies after head stuck in car's power window  Souris Plain DealerDETROIT — Police say a 2-year-old Detroit girl has died after getting her head stuck in a power window in a car.Relatives tell TV station WXYZ that Kierre Allen's ...

Review: Guitar czar Joel Paterson rules on retro Beatles ode  Souris Plain DealerJoel Paterson, "Let it Be Guitar!" (Bloodshot Records)Close your eyes, picture Chet Atkins pulling up a bar stool on the beach at Waikiki and coolly plucking out a ...

Temporary layoffs for 1200 GM Oshawa workers as U.S. strike continues  Souris Plain DealerOSHAWA, Ont. — About 1200 General Motors employees at the company's assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont., have been temporarily laid off because of a strike in ...

Author Graeme Gibson, longtime partner of Atwood, dead at 85  Souris Plain DealerNEW YORK — Graeme Gibson, a Canadian novelist and conservationist and the longtime partner of Margaret Atwood, has died.Gibson's death was announced ...

Cougar open at home September 28  Souris Plain DealerThe AAA Midget Cougars open regular season action at the Souris Arena September 28.

Ontario youth with vaping-related illness was on life support: officials  Souris Plain DealerA teen from London, Ont., who was using e-cigarettes daily suffered a severe case of pulmonary illness, local health officials announced Wednesday, saying ...

Maddie Szeryk has a season's worth of lessons on Symetra Tour  Souris Plain DealerMaddie Szeryk has learned a lot about herself and the sport of golf in her first full season as a professional player.The 23-year-old Szeryk made her Symetra ...

Conservation groups want U.S. to pressure Canada to protect right whales  Souris Plain DealerHALIFAX — American conservation groups are urging the U.S. government to apply pressure Canada to do more to protect the endangered North American ...

Comcast tries to bolster streaming gadget by dropping fee  Souris Plain DealerNEW YORK — As big entertainment companies prepare to launch new streaming services, Comcast is trying to bolster its Flex streaming TV device by giving it ...

Some Canadian schools, colleges move to accommodate climate strikes  Souris Plain DealerTORONTO — Students in Canada are expected to participate in climate events beginning this Friday, and some school boards are moving to allow — even ...

Trump names hostage envoy O'Brien national security adviser  Souris Plain DealerWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he's naming hostage negotiator Robert O'Brien, who Trump had monitor the criminal case in ...

Universal has utility workers sign nondisclosure agreements  Souris Plain DealerORLANDO, Fla. — Workers for a city-owned utility have signed nondisclosure agreements with Universal Orlando Resort, but open-government experts say it ...

Producer: 'The Rookie' co-star's misconduct claims unfounded  Souris Plain DealerLOS ANGELES — Actress Afton Williamson's claims of misconduct against her on the set of "The Rookie" weren't substantiated by an independent investigator, ...

Justice Department files lawsuit against Snowden over memoir  Souris Plain DealerWASHINGTON — The U.S. government filed a lawsuit Tuesday against former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, alleging he violated ...

Flash flood risk persists in Texas as Imelda moves inland  Souris Plain DealerHOUSTON — Imelda is threatening to dump up to 18 inches (46 centimetres) of rain in parts of Southeast Texas and southwestern Louisiana as the tropical ...

Olesen stays suspended from European Tour amid assault case  Souris Plain DealerLONDON — Danish golfer Thorbjorn Olesen will remain suspended from the European Tour until at least December after being charged with sexual assault and ...

Bermuda battens down for Category 3 Hurricane Humberto  Souris Plain DealerMIAMI — Bermuda's government called up troops and urged people on the British Atlantic island to make final preparations for an expected close brush ...

Fire at school outside Liberia's capital kills at least 27  Souris Plain DealerPAYNESVILLE, Liberia — Police in Liberia say a fire at a Quranic school east of the capital, Monrovia, has killed at least 27 people and many are thought to be ...

Johnson faces Brexit flak from EU lawmakers and top UK court  Souris Plain DealerSTRASBOURG, France — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was accused by European Union officials Wednesday of failing to negotiate seriously and ...

EU lawmakers vote to approve Brexit delay if UK requests one  Souris Plain DealerSTRASBOURG, France — European Parliament lawmakers on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly in favour of another Brexit delay if Britain requests one and ...

Iran warns US of response to any action over Saudi attack  Souris Plain DealerTEHRAN, Iran — Iran warned the U.S. that any action taken against it following an attack on Saudi oil installations will "immediately" be met with a response from ...

Rookie Cavan Biggio hits for cycle as Blue Jays beat Orioles  Souris Plain DealerBALTIMORE — Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Cavan Biggio hit for the cycle Tuesday, becoming just the third player in franchise history to accomplish the ...

Cavan Biggio hit for cycle, just like dad Craig  Souris Plain DealerBALTIMORE — Cavan Biggio hit for the cycle, just like his dad.Biggio homered in the third inning, singled in the sixth, doubled in the eighth and tripled in the ...

Facebook to name first oversight panel members by year-end  Souris Plain DealerBOSTON — Facebook said Tuesday that it expects to name the first members of a new quasi-independent oversight board by year-end.The oversight panel is ...

Emmy Predictions: Amid newcomers, will 'Thrones' slay again?  Souris Plain DealerIn the Way Too Much TV Era, it truly is an honour just to be nominated.Imagine that you're working on a television series, one of the many actors, writers and ...

N.S. senior whose birthday card request drew international response dies  Souris Plain DealerSYDNEY, N.S. — A Nova Scotia widower who received thousands of birthday cards last year after his daughter asked people to mail him their best wishes for his ...

Nielsen's top programs for Sept. 9-15  Souris Plain DealerNEW YORK — Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Sept. 9-15. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.1. NFL Football: ...